Mastodon tapped YouTuber and session guitarist Ben Eller to take over for founding member Brent Hinds throughout the band’s set on Sunday (March ninth) at Device’s vacation spot pageant Device within the Sand in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Eller appeared to step in on quick discover after Mastodon introduced that Hinds, the band’s guitarist and co-vocalist for 25 years, was exiting the band on Friday.
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For his first Mastodon set, Eller was tasked with the tall order of holding down Hinds’ components — together with vocals — for an enormous, career-spanning 17-song setlist. That included a handful of songs had been performed for the primary time in 5 years or extra (“Ember Metropolis,” “Ghost of Karelia,” “The Motherload,” and many others.).
Eller, who has greater than a half-million YouTube subscribers, is already well-versed in Mastodon’s materials, with movies like “Stuff Mastodon Does” (practically 1 million views) and the newer “What I Discovered from Mastodon.” That stated, his efficiency was fairly spectacular, contemplating the lengthy set and some deep cuts.
Eller additionally shows his abilities on his YouTube channel by way of his long-running guitar lesson collection “This Is Why You Suck at Guitar.” Moreover, he has supplied session work for bands like Whitechapel, and he has carried out with different acts such because the hair metallic tribute Skankbanger and the Southern blues-rock outfit the Kennedy Wooden Band.
Whereas no official announcement has been made, it seems that Eller may very properly take over as Mastodon’s touring guitarist in the meanwhile, because the band has an in depth 2025 itinerary on the books. The veteran metallic act’s co-headlining tour with Coheed and Cambria kicks off in Might, adopted by a pair of UK dates supporting Slayer in July. Get tickets right here.
You’ll be able to see viewers footage of Eller performing with Mastodon beneath.
Setlist:
Ache With an Anchor
Crystal Cranium
Black Tongue
I Am Ahab
Megalodon
Ember Metropolis
Tread Frivolously
Ghost of Karelia
The Motherload
The Crux
Pushing the Tides
Extra Than I May Chew
All of the Heavy Lifting
Spectrelight
Mom Puncher
Steambreather
Blood and Thunder